Division-plate for document-files.



W. J. VIGK.

DIVISION PLATE FOR DOCUMENT FILES. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1907.

928,346. Patented July 20,1909.

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PATENT OFFICE.

DIVISION-PLATE FOB DOCUMENT-FILES.

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Specification otLetterlPatent. Application filed. November 4, 1907.Serial No. 400,662.

Patented Jul 20, 1909.

-To all whom it my concern:

showing an index tab connected. thereto.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a file receptacle showing a numberof division plates properly located and documents properly arranged.

The present invention has relation to division plates for documents,such as en-.

velops, cards and such other papers as are commonly filed. l

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 represents a file case, which is. of theordinary construction and is provided with the Oldlnar follower head 2,which is mani ulated in t e usual manner, but within itsel forms noparticular part of the present invention, and hence the devices forholding the follower head in fixed adjustment are not illustrated asthey within themselves form no particular part of this invention.

The division plate 3 is formed of a length, to correspond substantiallywith the wi th or'len th as the case maybe with the receptac e l and ispreferably formed of metal but not necessarily so, but should havesufficient rigidity to remain in substantially a vertical position andwithout danger of being bent or broken in use. The

plates 3 as shown are provided with the spring tangs 4, which springtangs are preferably formed integral at one of their ends with the bedofthe division plate 3, but not necessari y so. The plates 3 are.provided with suitable openings 5, located adjacent the spring tangs 4by which arrangement the free ends of the tangs are permitted'to comeand go, thereby providing a means for allowing the tangs, to becompressed when pressure is rought upon them. However it is notabsolutely necessary to form any openings in the plate 3,-

owing to the fact that'the springs 4 may be made so arate and attachedat one of their ends an allowing the contact ends of the sprin s 4 tocome and go upon the face of the ivision' plate by which arrangement thebowed sprin tangs can be compressed.

It will be un erstood that by providing the division plates 3 with thespring tangs 4 that the various documents held between the divisionplates will be held in a vertical osition, by their engagement with theproducing a uniform pressure upon al i116 documents filed regardless oftheir plates 3.

' .It will be understood that the follower head 2 should be adjustedfrom time to time to compensate for the increased or decreased numbersof documents filed, the adjustment exert a uniform tension, regardlessof the number of division plates employed and regardless of the numberof documents filed, thereby producing a uniform tension upon thedocuments at all times and under all circumstances. By providing for thespring tension only upon the documents the division plates'can bebrought into an inclined position ifdesired, thereby releasing thefrictional contact and permitting any particular document, to be easilywithdrawn, owing to the fact that they are not held by any pressure,except that exerted by the spring tangs 4. In the drawings I haveillustrated two spring tangs formed upon each division p ate 3, but I donot desire .to be limited in any way as to the number of spring tangs asthe object above pointed out can be carried out, regardless of thenumber of springs.

It Wlll be understood that for convenience in selecting papers ordocuments from the receptacle 1 the various division plates should beindexed either by letter or number so that little diflicult wlll beexperienced in selecting the desir document.

In division lates of the character described, it is 0 im ortance thatthe plates within themselves "s ouldbe formed of material havingconsiderablerigidity or stiffness and this is es ecially true whereflexible documents are to 'filed, and, owin to the fact that thespringtangs may be su ciently yielding'to permit of easy movement, sai sprinare ormed narrower than the openings om which they are severed at t eirshould be of such a nature that the springs aces of the springs 4,thereby forming or number as between two or more division ing the narrowtanks, or tangs narrower than their 0 enings, .is to allow the freemovements 0 the spring tangs without their parallel edges coming incontact with the edges of the openings formed in the division plateproper. r

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters, Patent, ise 1 v 1. As an improved article ofmanufacture a division plate for document files provided with anelongated opening, a curved spring normally located lateral to the facesof the plate, and said spring severed y from said plate at its sides andone of. its ends, substanti ally as and for the purpose specified.

severed from said rigid body portion at their sides and one of theirends, res ctively, said spring tan formed of a widt less than the widthof t e opening, substantially as and for the purpose s ecified.

In testimony t at I claim the above, I havehereunto subscribed'my namein the presence of two witnesses.

. WILFRED J VICK.

Witnesses i R. M. VIoK,

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